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A Star Wars: Battlefront 3 live stream on Twitch just ended, apparently, courtesy of Past to Present Online, which specializes in “specializes in the coverage and streaming of pre-release games, betas, and cancelled projects,” according to Game Informer.

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was a mediocre game that was around 75% complete when it was binned, an anonymous ex-LucasArts employee has revealed, stating that the game was canned as developer Free Radical “Continually missed dates and deliveries.” The statement follows claims from Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis that the game was 99% complete and […]

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is a sought-after game among fans of the originals, and all of the leaked gameplay footage and rumours can do nothing to satisfy the itch. Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis has revealed that the game was almost done before it got canned.

Timesplitters 4 could happen one day, but Crytek’s Cevat Yerli isn’t yet convinced that you want it badly enough. Meanwhile two ex-Free Radical employees have discussed why the game was turned down by publishers before the studio’s collapse.

Following on from Crytek boss Cevat Yerli’s comments to press and Twitter followers about the uncertainty of demand for a new Timesplitters game, fans have launched a Facebook campaign to gather 100,000 demandees. That Yerli himself asked for a demonstration lends some hope that this effort won’t go the way of Operation Rainfall. The Timesplitters […]

Before it entered into administration and was subsequently bought by Crytek, Free Radical was offered the chance to make a second Goldeneye game with Activision, studio co-founder Steve Ellis has said.

Ex-Free Radical and Rare designers have formed a new iOS studio called Crash Lab. Consisting of Free Radical Design’s Steve Ellis and Rare’s Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave, the studio was formed in November and three iOS games are currently in the works. Twist Pilot and Flying Rocket Defence are two of the titles. The […]

Someone’s posted up a fresh video of gameplay from Free Radical’s Star Wars: Battlefront III. It’s shot off-screen from a 2008 build. Free Radical went bust over Christmas 2008 and was eventually picked up by Crytek. Watch it below.

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A Star Wars: Battlefront 3 live stream on Twitch just ended, apparently, courtesy of Past to Present Online, which specializes in “specializes in the coverage and streaming of pre-release games, betas, and cancelled projects,” according to Game Informer.

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was a mediocre game that was around 75% complete when it was binned, an anonymous ex-LucasArts employee has revealed, stating that the game was canned as developer Free Radical “Continually missed dates and deliveries.” The statement follows claims from Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis that the game was 99% complete and […]

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is a sought-after game among fans of the originals, and all of the leaked gameplay footage and rumours can do nothing to satisfy the itch. Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis has revealed that the game was almost done before it got canned.

Timesplitters 4 could happen one day, but Crytek’s Cevat Yerli isn’t yet convinced that you want it badly enough. Meanwhile two ex-Free Radical employees have discussed why the game was turned down by publishers before the studio’s collapse.

Following on from Crytek boss Cevat Yerli’s comments to press and Twitter followers about the uncertainty of demand for a new Timesplitters game, fans have launched a Facebook campaign to gather 100,000 demandees. That Yerli himself asked for a demonstration lends some hope that this effort won’t go the way of Operation Rainfall. The Timesplitters […]

Before it entered into administration and was subsequently bought by Crytek, Free Radical was offered the chance to make a second Goldeneye game with Activision, studio co-founder Steve Ellis has said.

Ex-Free Radical and Rare designers have formed a new iOS studio called Crash Lab. Consisting of Free Radical Design’s Steve Ellis and Rare’s Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave, the studio was formed in November and three iOS games are currently in the works. Twist Pilot and Flying Rocket Defence are two of the titles. The […]

Someone’s posted up a fresh video of gameplay from Free Radical’s Star Wars: Battlefront III. It’s shot off-screen from a 2008 build. Free Radical went bust over Christmas 2008 and was eventually picked up by Crytek. Watch it below.

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has said there are many different plans for the online functionality of Crysis 2, and due to the firm’s recent acquisition of Free Radial, it now has a team that can focus only on the multiplayer bits of the game.

Karl Hilton, head of Crytek UK – that’s Free Radical, or what was Free Rad, to you and me – has said in an interview that they are working on some “exciting” new concepts right now at the studio. “Going forward, we’ve always made it very clear that we want to build original games and […]

Free Radical’s Karl Hilton has told Develop that Haze “had a lot of development issues which meant it wasn’t the game it should have been,” and admitted that the teams problems getting the game to run on PS3. “A lot of them were technical issues,” he told the site. “The PS3 is a powerful machine […]

Damnation is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Should you lay down the cash for it, you will get a copy of Free Radical’s stealth-action game Second Sight, for free. Damnation will be available worldwide on May 22.

Crytek has handed Free Radical projects that it has “always dreamed to do”. Cevat Yerli, founder and CEO of Crytek, says that the purchase of Free Radical was a good business move on its part, saved over 40 jobs, and gave the company a new development team. “We have provided the team at Crytek UK […]

Crytek now owns all of the rights to Free Radical projects including TimeSplitters, says 1UP. Free Radical was at work on the shooter franchise when they were bought out, but this doesn’t mean another TimeSplitters game is a given, says managing director Anvi Yerli. “At this early stage we’re looking into all possibilities, but it’s […]

Free Radical is to be renamed Crytek UK, it’s now been confirmed. Crytek issued a statement today finally admitting it’s bought the developer. “Free Radical Design is a great fit to Crytek and its culture, given that Free Radical has a proven track record on delivering high quality games,” said Crytek boss Avni Yerli. “The […]

Former Haze creative lead Derek Littlewood has told VG247 this morning that a now-confirmed sale of Free Radical to Crytek has brought “relief” to the UK firm. “It’s clearly a really, really good thing,” he said. “More than anything else I think everyone is relieved that we can now get back to concentrating on making […]